"Top Rank chairman Bob Arum, president Todd duBoef and Pavlik’s co-manager Cameron Dunkin will meet with HBO officials next week in New York to discuss Pavlik’s future.

Possible opponents include Anthony Mundine, Martinez, WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm and a fourth possibility that Top Rank is keeping under wraps for now, Dunkin said.

Williams, who was scheduled to fight Pavlik on Dec. 5, does not appear to be among the finalists. After agreeing to fight Pavlik for $1.2 million in December, he now wants to split the proceeds 50-50. Pavlik’s handlers have refused." - Mous Jbeili (17 January 2010)

"So, let’s hear it for the middleweights. The top three middleweights all have the records and belts to put on the line. The question is if whether Pavlik and Sturm will give my guy Mundine the opportunity to go the distance and have a chance at their titles. , the division needs to have these middleweights battle it out. Specifically, Mundine needs to go up against either Pavlik or Sturm.

With Pavlik, Sturm, and Mundine, this may very well be the year of the middleweights. In which case, the fight between you know who and you know who won’t matter at all. Boxing need not look to the welterweights – the battle of the middleweights is going to happen and it’s going to be great!" - Mous Jbeili 03 February 2010

Mous is blowing hot air, Mundine needs to fight Pavlik or Sturm for his credibility not the other way around. The question is will Mundine agree to fight outside of Australia meaning he won’t take the lion’s share of earnings?

Also Pavlik, Sturm and Mundine could fight a round robin on one PPV and it wouldn’t be as big as Mayweather/Pacquiao.

WA champion Danny Green has proposed a multi-million dollar rematch for a world title on Anzac Day in Sydney, with 10 per cent of the purse going to indigenous youth of Australia.

With the tagline of "More than Personal", Green said the date of April 25 would be perfect for the rematch – with Mundine being further tempted by Green's IBO Cruiserweight title." - Mous Jbeili (12 February 2010)

"Felix Sturm was ringside Saturday night in Hamburg on the big Arena show and received the belt from the WBA confirming his super champ status. As for future plans there are nothing confirmed. As for the WBA standard title we might see Gennadyi Golovkin vs Anthony Mundine but like Sturm, Golovkin is tied in a contractual dispute with Universum." Mous - 1st April 2010

"Manny Siaca has eyes on a rematch with Anthony Mundine, but astonishingly would be prepared to fight at middleweight. Siaca takes on Danny Green for the IBO cruiserweight title next week and, if he wins, is willing to drop an extra 18 kilograms. ''If I win … maybe I come here to fight Mundine … or a rematch with Danny Green,'' he said. Siaca used Mundine's Redfern gym to prepare while he was in Sydney. ''I see him in the States, we talk, we're friends. I'm not like Danny Green and him, they are like cat and mouse, fighting all the time.'' " - Mous, 7 April 2010

"Matchmaker and cornerman for Anthony Mundine - George Reno - believes The Man would have little trouble repeating his 2006 triumph against Danny Green if the former super middleweight adversaries were to meet again after viewing Green's third-round KO of Manny Siaca in Perth on Wednesday night. ''Watching that performance, Danny Green was very strong but to me he looked slow and robotic and I reckon Choc would beat him at light heavyweight - or any other weight - on any day of the week,'' Reno said.

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PARTY TIME FOR THE MAN

ANTHONY MUNDINE was a guest at Russell Crowe's private party after the actor and Souths owner was recognised with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. ''Russell is my man,'' Mundine said. ''For him to get that honour - it's like a world title. He deserved that a long time ago.'' At the party, Mundine mixed with Avatar star Sam Worthington, who wanted to see the man in action, so he visited him training in Freddie Roach's gym. " - Mous 18 April 2010

"Gennady Golovkin (18-0, 15KOs) of Kazakhstan, but living in Germany, is finally getting close to his title shot. The WBA ordered Golovkin to fight THE MAN (38-3, 23KOs) for the vacant WBA middleweight title. A purse bid will take place on the afternoon of April 29 in Las Vegas.The title became vacant when the WBA gave champion Felix Sturm the status of "super champion." " - Mous J, 20 April 2010

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